Global Financial Services Provider
Our client
Our client, a leading global reinsurance group, is looking for a recognised underwriting leader (m/f/d) for Germany and Austria. The role shapes the future of underwriting in both markets and makes you the client’s leading underwriting voice there.
You will be a trusted advisor to clients and senior stakeholders in the German and Austrian insurance markets. The role calls for deep medical underwriting expertise combined with strategic thinking, market insight and a drive for innovation. Your remit is to develop underwriting practices, push digital transformation forward and create measurable value for clients.
As a senior member of the underwriting team, you will own client outcomes, business opportunities and the further development of medical underwriting.
Your tasks
- Serve as Chief Underwriter for Germany & Austria and act as the leading underwriting voice in these strategically important markets
- Build trusted relationships with senior decision-makers at key clients and represent the company at industry forums, conferences and market initiatives
- Independently decide on complex underwriting and risk management matters and provide expert guidance on highly complex cases and underwriting questions
- Define and decide on market-specific underwriting philosophies, medical and non-medical underwriting guidelines, and best-practice standards
- Shape underwriting strategies, identify emerging market opportunities and proactively drive innovation in products, services, processes and digital underwriting solutions
- Advise clients and internal stakeholders on complex underwriting, risk management and underwriting transformation topics
- Own strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects that create measurable value for clients and the group
- Develop and inspire underwriters and consultants, fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, innovation and client-centricity
Your profile
- University degree or equivalent qualification
- 10+ years of underwriting experience in Life & Health insurance and/or reinsurance, including deep expertise in Life and Disability underwriting
- Recognized industry expert with extensive knowledge of the German insurance market and an established professional network
- Proven leadership experience, including the successful development of high-performing teams
- Demonstrated ability to manage senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships at senior management level
- Strong track record in driving underwriting innovation, digital transformation and strategic change initiatives
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen, executive presence and excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills
- Passion for leveraging digital technologies, data analytics and AI to shape the future of underwriting
- Willingness to travel
- Excellent German and English language skills
Um sich für diesen Job zu bewerben, sende deine Unterlagen per E-Mail an c.hofmann@talentspy.de
